Introduction to LEAN/ 6 Sigma/ Visuality Training Course

Course Aim

A 1-Day introductory course on the principles and application of LEAN / 6 Sigma / Visuality to help improve the performance of your enterprise. Our proposal is to help solve a problem for the customer, to make them money or save them money.

Learning Objectives

This course will give the participants a grounded and useful appreciation of the principles of the latest enterprise improvement techniques of; LEAN, for waste identification and reduction, 6 Sigma, for quality standards to reduce process variation, and Visuality, for a visually ordered and controlled workplace. The course will cover in-depth the principles and progressive application of LEAN / 6 Sigma / Visuality and their sub-elements, towards an embedded workplace ethos of Kaizen, or “Continuous Improvement”.

Course Outline

Session 1 (Morning)

Describe history and relevance of current best-practice enterprise strategies. The Speed of LEAN, the Accuracy of 6Sigma and the Organisation of Visuality. Each method and its sub-elements is described and it is shown that a combination of all is required for best effect. Show expert video and hold exercises and logic puzzles to demonstrate improvements.

Session 2 (Afternoon)

Further analysis of each element, expert video and conduct a lean assembly line mock-up exercise. Discussion around the “soft side” of such strategies as “its 90% a people deal”.

Course Duration & Trainer

1 day

Brendan McGuinness

Qualified in Electrical Engineering, Facilities Management, Asset Care, Lean 6 Sigma, Visuality and Health and Safety, Brendan has a proven track record of achievement in Engineering and Management within a FMCG multinational.
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